Add documentation for file-based metastore

presto-docs/src/main/sphinx/connector.rst

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from different data sources.
     connector/deltalake
     connector/druid
     connector/elasticsearch
+    connector/file-based-metastore
     connector/googlesheets
     connector/hana
     connector/hive

presto-docs/src/main/sphinx/connector/file-based-metastore.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+====================
+File-Based Metastore
+====================
+
+.. contents::
+    :local:
+    :backlinks: none
+    :depth: 1
+
+Overview
+^^^^^^^^
+
+For testing or developing purposes, Presto can be configured to use a filesystem 
+directory as a Hive Metastore. This can be a directory on the local filesystem 
+or a non-local file system such as Amazon S3. 
+
+The file-based metastore works only with the following connectors: 
+
+* :doc:`/connector/deltalake`
+* :doc:`/connector/hive`
+* :doc:`/connector/hudi`
+* :doc:`/connector/iceberg`
+
+Configuring a File-Based Metastore
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+1. In ``etc/catalog/``, find the catalog properties file for the supported 
+   connector. 
+
+2. In the catalog properties file, set the following properties:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+    hive.metastore=file
+    hive.metastore.catalog.dir=file:///<catalog-dir>
+
+Replace ``<catalog-dir>`` in the example with the path to a directory on an 
+accessible filesystem.
+
+Using a File-Based Warehouse
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Create a schema
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+    CREATE SCHEMA hive.warehouse;
+
+This query creates a folder as ``/data/hive_data/warehouse``.
+
+Create a table with any connector-supported file formats. For example, if the 
+Hive connector is being configured: 
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+    CREATE TABLE hive.warehouse.orders_csv("order_name" varchar, "quantity" varchar) WITH (format = 'CSV');
+    CREATE TABLE hive.warehouse.orders_parquet("order_name" varchar, "quantity" int) WITH (format = 'PARQUET');
+
+These queries create folders as ``/data/hive_data/warehouse/orders_csv`` and 
+``/data/hive_data/warehouse/orders_parquet``. Users can insert and query 
+from these tables.
+
+Reading Existing Data Files with a File-based Metastore
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+To read existing data files, the metastore needs to know the file schema. File 
+formats such as Parquet that contain the schema need no additional work, but 
+for other file formats such as CSV, the user must either
+
+* manually specify the schema as shown in the example above
+* provide ``.prestoSchema`` and ``.prestoPermissions`` files
+
+Once the table is created with the required schema, users can move existing 
+data files to the table folder.
+
+For example, a CSV file ``orders.csv`` with contents ``books, 100`` can be 
+moved to ``/data/hive_data/warehouse/orders_csv`` and can be queried with Presto.
+

presto-docs/src/main/sphinx/installation/deployment.rst

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Deploying Presto
     :backlinks: none
     :depth: 1
 
+.. _Installing Presto:
+
 Installing Presto
 -----------------